Understanding Your Child's Temperament

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"This book … should revolutionize parenting for many readers." Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop from the Foreword From a Respected Pediatrician Comes This Liberating Approach to Parenting Dr. William B. Carey director of Behavioral Pediatrics at the renowned Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia brings important research to the public in this enlightening book. Unlike many approaches to parenting that view children in relation to just one particular trait or behavior Understanding Your Childs Temperament offers a way to look at your child in his or her totality as a combination of nine different kinds of behavioral styles. Temperament is an individuals unique way of reacting to people things and situationsat home at school and in the community. Anxious parents can breathe a sigh of relief: Dr. Carey makes it clear that a childs temperament is mostly inborn and not something caused by "good" or "bad" parenting. And reassuringly he explains that while about 50 percent of a childs temperament is genetic parents can learn to work with it to prevent and reduce problems. Using Dr. Careys practical strategies parents will learn how to: profile a childs temperament in relation to nine aspects: activity adaptability distractibility initial reaction intensity mood persistence and attention span regularity sensitivity see both the positive and negative sides of temperaments apply the most rewarding techniques for working with your childs inborn nature tailor parental discipline to each childs temperament and more Comprehensive and filled with Dr. Careys warm and wise counsel Understanding Your Childs Temperament belongs in every familys library and is sure to be consulted again and again. http://www.mgr.com